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SEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sen mean? 

SEN (noun)
  The noun SEN has 1 sense:

1. a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or rielplay

  Familiarity information: SEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("sen" is a kind of...):

fractional monetary unit; subunit (a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit)

Holonyms ("sen" is a part of...):

riel (the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen)

ringgit (the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen)

rupiah (the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen)

yen (the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen)


 Context examples 


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